This week I published a paper looking at the history - and future - of the UK State Pension. I came to the conclusion that to keep this benefit affordable, some means testing would ultimately be necessary. This conclusion was controversial, but I still...

An actuarial professor has advocated means testing as a a way of keeping the state pension age at 65 for both men and women. In 'Surfing the Tsunami: A plan for state pension reform', Paul Sweeting, Professor of Actuarial Science at Kent University, said this could be...

Means testing of the UK state pension for better-off pensioners will be necessary to keep the pension affordable for future generations and fair for the poor, according to a study. Analysis from the University of Kent suggested state pension payments should be limited...